St. Mary’s Govt. Holiday Operations

St. Mary’s County government administrative offices will be closed Friday, July 3, 2026, in observance of the Independence Day holiday. Offices will resume normal operating schedules on Monday, July 6.

The July 3 closures include:

• Senior activity centers (Garvey, Loffler, and Northern), and there will be no home-delivered meals
• St. Mary’s County Libraries (Charlotte Hall, Leonardtown, and Lexington Park)
• St. Mary’s Transit System
• St. Mary’s County Soil Conservation District

The following operations will be open July 3:

• Convenience Centers and St. Andrew’s Landfill
• Animal Adoption & Resource Center
• Wellness & Aquatics Center (6am – noon)
• Piney Point Lighthouse Museum, and the Old Jail Museum (10am – 5pm)
• Wicomico Shores Golf Course and the Riverview Restaurant (normal operations)
• Elms Beach, Myrtle Point, and Snow Hill waterfront parks (8am – 8:30pm)
• Splash Pad at Nicolet Park (noon – 6pm)

The July 4 closures include:

• St. Mary’s County Libraries (Charlotte Hall, Leonardtown, and Lexington Park)
• Department of Recreation & Parks indoor programs and facilities (see exceptions below)
• Convenience Centers and the St. Andrew’s Landfill
• Animal Adoption & Resource Center

The following government operations will be open July 4:

• Wellness & Aquatics Center (6am – noon)
• Piney Point Lighthouse Museum, and the Old Jail Museum (10am – 5pm)
• Wicomico Shores Golf Course (closing at noon) and the Riverview Restaurant (closing at 3 pm)
• Elms Beach, Myrtle Point, and Snow Hill waterfront parks (8am – 8:30pm)
• Splash Pad at Nicolet Park (noon – 6pm)

Information on water taxi operations is available here.

The Department of Emergency Services urges community members to celebrate the holiday safely and responsibly. Remember, only gold-labeled sparklers, novelty items (such as snap pops), and ground-based sparkler devices are only permitted in approved Maryland counties. We strongly advise residents to leave fireworks to the professionals and to take advantage of one of the many public fireworks displays available in St. Mary’s County.

More information on local events is available at www.visitstmarysmd.com/events.

Health Department Operations for the Independence Day Holiday

The St. Mary’s County Health Department will be closed on Friday, July 3, in observance of the Independence Day holiday. This includes the main office in Leonardtown and all satellite offices. Normal operations will resume on Monday, July 6.